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1. u, f., qs. síva or sífa, [Engl. sieve; O. H. G. sib]:—a sieve or strainer, for liquids (sáld for flour): esp. of sieves used in dairies, skyr-sía, mjólkr-sía.
2. að, to filter; láttú grön sía, sonr, sip it through the beard, my son, Sæm. 120.